Need to delete my library

I'm new to iTunes, as i just recently purchased an itouch. My issue is, years of random DJ work has swamped my library with terrible music, and I want my I tunes library to just have the music I like to listen to. Iv taken the time to shift trough the HOURS and HOURS and HOURS of music and put all that i want on my iTouch. Now is there a way I can delete my library, and then when I sync it up, transfer my music from my itouch back to my computer. I understand this is a very "PC" way of thinking, and I don't to upset the apple gods.
Thanks for your help!

Im not automatically syncing, but basically what your saying is if i delete a song that i want (currently on my itouch) when I plug it back into the computer i cant take that song off my itouch and put it back into my library? Or another way to put it can syncing work both ways... delete my library and when i sync it takes the music from my touch to the computer.
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